Decorative wreath for automobile headlights



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Patented Mar. 26, 1929.

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DECURATIVE WREATH FOR AUTUMOBILE I-IEADLIGHTE.

Application filed January 15,1928.

lhe present invention is concerned with the provision of a decorative wreath adapted to be attached to the usual automobile headlight casings.

An object of the invention is concerned with the provision of a decorative wreath adapted to be attached to the usual. automebile headlight casings.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be conveniently attached to, or removed from a headlight, and which when viewed from the front will conceal the headlight casing and frame, leaving only the lens exposed.

Other and more general objects ofthe in vention are to provide a decorative headlight wreath of simple, practical construction, which will be rugged, durable and efficientin use, neat and attractive in appearance, and well suited to the requirements of economical manufacture.

With the above noted and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations and arrangements of parts as will be more fully hereinafter set forth and pointed out in the claims. The invention may be more fully understood from the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a front elevational viewshowing one of my improved wreaths applied to a headlight.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view through the wreath taken approximately on the line 2-2 of Fl 1, but showing the head light casing in side elevation. t

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view of one of the units used. in building up the wreath.

In the drawings 1 have used the reference numeral to designate a headlight having the usual laterally projecting annular lens frame 11 at its forward end. My improved wreath includes an annular wire frame member 12 for sustaining the wreath in proper shape, which annular frame member is engaged within and serves to distend a relati vely wide band 13 of rubber or equivalent resilient material. The rear edge of the band. 14.- is adapted to snap over the bead 11, and retain the wire frame in proper position on a headlight, while the forward edge of the band 15 projects inwardly and serves to mount a plurality of decorative units such as the unit 16 shown in Fig.

These units may be of any desired mate- Serial No. 427,993.

desired. ln accordance with one form of the invention, the units 16 as well as the supporting band 15 are of sheet rubber and are simply pasted upon each other and upon the band to effect the proper anchorage.

Obviously, various changes and alterations might be made in the general. form and arrangement of the parts described without departing from the invention. Hence I do not wish to limit myself to the details set forth, but shall consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A wreath for automobile headlights including a relatively stiff ring member, a band associated with and disposed forwardly of the ringmembcr and adapted to project inwardly over a headlight lens, decorative members on the band, and an annular elastic band carried by the ring and adapted to be distended and embrace a headlight casing to retain the wreath in position thereon.

2. A wreath for automobile headlights including a relatively stiff ring member, a band associated with and disposed forwardly of the ring member and adapted to project inwardly over a headlight lens, decorative members on the band, and an annular elastic band carried by the ring and adapted to be distended and embrace a headlight casing to retain the wreath in position. thereon, said ring being of wire.

3. A wreath for automobile headlights including a relatively still? ring member, a. ban d associated with and disposed forwardly of the ring member and adapted to project inwardly over a headlight lens, decorative mem here on the band, and an annular elastic band carried by the ring and adapted to be distended and embrace a headlight casing to retain the wreath in position thereon, said bands being integral with each other.

4. A wreath for automobile headlights including a relatively stilt ring member, a band associated with and disposed 'lorwardly of the ring member and adapted to project inwardly over a headlight lens, decorative members on the band, and an annular elastic band carried by the ring and adapted .to he distended and embrace a headlight casing to retain the Wreath in position thereon, said decorative elements including overlapping units pasted to each other and the front band.

'5. A Wreath for 'autem'obile headlights including a relatively Stlfi ring member a h d associated with and disposed forwardly 01 e ringniember and edaptedto project inwardly over a 'headlight lens, decorative members on the band, and an annular elastic band carried by the ring and adaptedto be distended and embrace a. headlight casing to retain the wreath. in position thereon, said decorative elements including overlapping units pasted to each other and the front band, said band being integral with the elastic attz chin g3; he in d.

6. A device of the character described, .in-

eluding a decorative element hearing hand, and radial contractile means for securing); said band to vehicle headlight, said i'neans in cluding an annular flexible member associated with said band.

7. A device the character (let-scribed, includ ng a decorative element hearing; hand, radial contractile means for securi said band to a vehicle headlight, said including an annular flexible member t ed with said band, and a relatively stair ring associated with said resilient member.

Signed at Bl'OOlillllO, in the county of llil isborough and State New l'ltlilllhlllik), this 14th day of January, 1928.

BURNS H. MARSHALL. 

